When the body's digestive system breaks down starch, a complex carbohydrate, into simpler carbohydrates, the reaction is

A. anabolic and endergonic.
B. anabolic and exergonic.
C. catabolic and endergonic.
D. catabolic and exergonic.


Answer: D

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